Overshoe for horses.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD WHITAKER, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ASSLGNOR TO THEEMERGENCY HORSESHOE COMEANY, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, A

CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

OVERSHOE FOR HORSES.

To all yw/z ont it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD IVI-uralten,a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the countyof Middlesex .and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Overshoes for Horses, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to overshces for horses and comprises an overshoeplate or tread section adapted to contain anti-slipping calks incombination with a peculiar fastening device consisting of means forsecuring the overshoe securely to the bottom of the usual rubber-paddedhorseshoe.

It is a common expedient in the art to which the present inventionrelates to provide overshoes having calks and fastening means forsecuring such overshoes to the usual horseshoe. In some instances thesefastening means are straps or chains adapted to be secured around thehoof, while in other instances clamping means engaging the front of theusual horseshoe and additional clamping means engaging with the heelsthereof coperate to secure such overshoes in position.

My invention is particularly useful in connection with the treadsections of over-shoes adapted for use with locking means of the classlast described. It pro-vides means whereby such overshoe tread sectionsmay be securely att-ached to rubber-padded horseshoes. The usual rubberor other padded horseshoe now on the market comprises smaller shoeportions than those in which heel calks are used, the heels .of suchrubberpadded shoes not extending the length of the hoof, but, on thecontrary, terminating a-t a point approximately two-thirds of thekdistance across the bottom of the hoof. There is usually provided asection of rubber or other resilient material having a portion thereofextending between the hoof and the shoe and a further depending `ortread portion extending below and behind the shoe at the point where theheels terminate, thus affording a soft and yielding tread surface in theplace of the usual steel callrs of horseshoes. This rubber pad isusually secured in place by the nails which are used for fastening theshoe to the hoof.

The usual clamping means for horse over- Specfcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 13, y1912.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914. ,Serial No. 736,455.

shoes cannot be advantageously used in connection with rubber-paddedhorseshoes because the heels of such shoes do not extend back of thefrog of the hoof.

Therefore, it is an object of my invention to provide an overshoe whichmay be used in connection with rubber-padded horseshoes and one which isparticularly strong, durable and efficient, and at the same 4timerelatively cheap in manufacture.

It is a furt-her object of my invention to provide a clamping device foruse -in combination with the tread .or plate section-s of the usualovershoes now on the market and for use in connection with the ordinaryhorseshoe, and to this end I provide a locking ,device constructed insuch manner that it may be substituted for the usual bolt or clam-pingmeans used in connection with the tread sections of overshoes abovereferred to, such, for instance, as the overshoe shown in United Statespatent to Oscar F Peterson, No. 924,580, J une 8th, 1909.

lVith the above and other .objects in view, m-y invention comprises aclamp ,or fastening member arranged to lock an .overshoe tread sectionto a padded horseshoe and may be advantageously employed in tconnection,with an novershoe tread section having the usual forward cleats forkengaging the front .of a horseshoe and means toward the rear forcooperating with a fastening device. The clamp `comprises a section ,ofmetal having la forwardly and preferably downwardly extending upper arm,a forwardly extending preferably tubular lower arm, arranged Itocoperate with a bolt or other fastening means and a back section againstwhich the bolt or fastening means may be drawn to elench the overshoe inplace. The forwardly extending arm preferably terminates at a pointapproximately in vertical line ,above the means on the tread whichcooperate with the bolt or fastening means. The arms may be of anydesired shape to accomplish the end in View, but I have shown them flatand plate-like in this illustration .of my invention.

In the accompanying drawings showing one form of a speci-fic embodiment,of my invent-ion, and in .the several vie-ws of which similar referencenumerals designate corresponding parts, Figure l is a bottom pla-n 'viewof my combined overshoe and locking device attached to a rubber-paddedhorseshoe; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a verticalsection along line 3 8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of theordinary rubber-padded horseshoe without the device of my invent-ionattached; Fig. shows a top plan view of an overshoe plate or treadsection with which my invention is combined; Fig. 6 is a detail inperspective of the locking section of my device with the bolt removed. v

Referring to the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates the overshoetread section, which, as before stated, may be of the type set forth inthe Peterson Patent No. 924,580, or any other type adapted for thepurposes in view. It is provided with the usual cleats or clamps 2 forfastening to the front portion of a horseshoe and hoof and the permanentor removable calks 3, which may be of any desired type.

4 designates the transverse bar at the rear of the overshoe having thescrew-threaded hole 5 for the reception and retention of the fasteningmeans here shown as a bolt 6 on the clamp.

The horseshoe 7 used 'in connection with the rubber pad S, is notprovided with heel calks, but the heels 9 thereof terminate at a pointsome distance from the frog of the hoof and are in engagement with theheel 10 of the rubber pad 8, which extends considerably below the heels9 approximately on a level with the toe calk 11 of the horseshoe. Theleather pad 12 serves to protect the rubber heel from the upper lockingplate or arm, as hereinafter more fully pointed out. This leather pad,the rubber pad and the horseshoe are all securely fastened to the hoofby means of the usual nailsl 13.

The clamping device of my invention adapted for use in combination withthe overshoe consists of a yoke or clamping member 14, having a slightlydownwardly and inwardly extending arm or plate 15, preferablyterminating, while in position, at a point approximately directly overthe transverse bar 4 of the overshoe. The yoke 14 is further providedwith a tubular arm or extension 15a, presenting a groove for thereception of locking bolt 6 and a hole designated by 16 through whichthis bolt may be inserted for engagement with the transverse bar 4, asabove pointed out. The head of the bolt engages directly with the metalaround the hole 16 on the back of the clamp and serves to draw and holdthe clamping device securely in position.

To strengthen the clamp, I provide the reinforcement 18 extending on arm15 to the forward edge thereof and approximately half way down the back14. This reinforcement may be formed in the same operation in which theclamp itself is made and preferably consists of the stamped-out portionforming a rib, as shown. y

Upon assembling the parts the arm 15 of the locking device is drawnforward and contacts with the top of the-pad, beingfirst bent at thecorrect angle with respect to the back portion if necessary. The bolt isthreaded into the bar of the overshoe and draws the whole clamp forwardand the overshoe backward against the horseshoe. The tendency for theovershoe to draw away fromv the horseshoe is overcome by the upper arm.The bolt engages the extremity 15 of the lower arm and thus prevents theclamp tilting and the arm 15 from being drawn away from the pad.

The operation of the device is obvious from the above description. Ifdeemed desirable, a split washer, serving as a lock-nut or theequivalent, may be provided between the bolt head and the face of theyoke 14, and I have found in actual practice that use of such lock-nutis desirable. l have also found it desirable to enlarge the arm 15 asshown at 17, to allow a slight play between the bolt and arm for firmerclamping.

Of course, it is to be understood that my invention is not to be limitedto the particular embodiment herein set forth and I consider myselfentitled to any improvements or modifications embodying the essentialfeatures of my invention. 1 believe I am the first to provide simple,eflicient and inexpensive clamping means operable exclusively under thehoof for securing an overshoe tread to a rubber-padded and rubber heelhorseshoe and the first to provide locking means for the above purpose,which may be used in combination with the tread plates of overshoes nowon the market.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a horseshoe having a rubber padand an overshoe comprising a tread section having means for coperatingwith a fastening device, of a clamp arranged to be secured over top ofthe pad of the horseshoe and to said coperating means and provided witha fastening device for securing the clamp to the tread section of theovershoe.

2. The combination with an overshoe for padded horseshoes, comprising atread section having means for coperating with a fastening device, of aclamp provided with a downwardly extending arm arranged to be securedover top of the pad of the horseshoe, a second arm arranged to besecured under the pad, and a fastening device coperating with saidsecond arm for securing the clamp to said cooperating means.

3. The combination with an overshoe for padded horseshoes, comprising atread section having transverse means for coperating with a fasteningdevice, of a clamp provided with an arm having an end approximatelyparallel to said transverse coperating means when in position andarranged to be secured over top of the pad of the horseshoesubstantially in line with said transverse cooperating means, and havingalso a second arm arranged to be secured under the pad, and a fasteningdevice cooperating with said second arm for securing the clamp to saidcoperating' means` and thus locking the overshoe in position.

l. The combination with an overshoe for padded horseshoes, comprising atread section having means for coperating with a fastening' device, of aclamp provided with an arm arranged to terminate at a point.approximately over said cooperating means, and having a second armarranged to be secured under the pad, and a fastening' device forsecuring the clamp to said coperating means of the tread section andthus locking the overslioe in position.

5. The Combination with an overshoe for padded horseshoes, comprising atread section having' means for cooperating with a fastening' device, ofa clamp having' an npper downwardly slanting arm arranged to be securedover the rubber pad, a lower arm arranged to be secured under the pad, ahack portion connecting the upper and lower arms, and a fastening devicecoperating with said upper and back port-ions to secure the clamp tosaid cooperating means of the tread section and to prevent. said upperarm from being drawn away from the top of the pad.

The combination with an overshoe for padded horseshoes comprising atread section having' means for coperating with a fastening device, of aclamp provided with a forwardly extending plate-like arm arranged toterminate at a point. approxr mately over such co-operating means andhaving' a second forwardly extending tubular arm arranged to be securedunder the pad, and a fastening device for securing the clamp to saidcooperating means of the tread section and to thus lock the overshoe inposition.

'RIC/HA R I) WINX-CER ll'itnesses:

FRED M. JOINER, P. L. VAN RINK.

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